The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-08-06
BLOWN H."
Resumption Of Operations at the P. 4
I. Smelling WorkA


no Company, and one stack is nov
in full blast. During the suspen
sion OF operations, great many
improvements about the extensiv,
establishment have been effected
and others are still being carried
out, which has involved an outla,
of many thousands Of dollars OF
the part of the company. The mos
important Of the various improve
ments made, is the new system O
delivering ores from the cars to tn.
bins, which entirely dispenses with
the use of wagons and horses, hith
erto used in hauling the ores from
the railroad track. This mode O
transporting the ore has been sup
plementcd by the building Of O
tramway, and the substitution OF
iron cars propelled by water power
This system of trackways will, in
a short time, be extended to all
parts Of the establishment, and the
movements of the various materi.
ais used in connection with the re-
duction Of the ores, greatly facili-
tated. The water power by the
FLUMING OF THE DITCH,
Has been considerably increased,
and more than ample to meet the
demand. A well arranged cooling
floor, where the ore-after treat
ment at the roasters-is deposited,
has also been built, and masons
and bricklayers are now at work
erecting an improved roasting fur
mace, the chimney of which will be
about 100 feet in height. The
amount of ore now or hand, with
the daily average receipts, is sufii-
cient to keep the works in contin-
ual operation for some time to
come, without the delays occasion
ed by the clogging up of the fur
mace No. 2 stack is to be put in
readiness and will be "blown in" in
case of accident, or the shutting
down of No. 1 for repairs. The
amount of ore now on hand, from
the various mines, is IN interesting
feature in the history of this por-
ton of the country. Ores of all
grades are here collected, coming
from a number of mines Of this and
surrounding districts; the output
of some being in large quantities,
while from others the amounts,
though small, by comparison, speak
of the industry of the many miners
who either own or lease partially
developed claims, and by dint Of
continued hard work, manage to
secure a few tens Of ore as slight
recompense for days and weeks of
unrenitting toll.
TIE KETCHUM sAMPLING WORKS
Furnishes to the establishment all
the ore treated there, while from
the sampling works at HALEY, and
from the mines operated directly
by the p. Il /. Company, IA con-
siderable amount finds its way to
the smelters. The ketchum samp-
Ter commenced operations i'm the
latter part of May, and from this
source ore has been sent to the
works from the following
mines, in greater or less amounts 1
Elkhorn, MONDAY, Pride of Idaho,
Quaker City, Minnehaha, Indepen-
ience, Allan Group, Amanda. Dex-
ter, Occidental, Blue Jacket, Robert |
Lincoln, Catherine, Idaho, Black
horse, Olympia, Ramshorn, Yankee
Blade, Ophir, Friday, Wellington,
Carrie Leonard, Ontario, Washing |
on, Venus, Sunday, Bull Of the !
Woods, Erving, North Star, Tyro-
csc, Live Pine, Solace and Dollar
hide. OF these, the Carrie Leon
lrd and Elkhorn furnished the
greatest amounts, the shipments
icing regularly made, and in large
quantities. The Dollarhide com
,any has just commenced making
shipments, and will continue to do
10 for some time. Strange as it
nay appear, there are instances
where ore from mines in this neigh
,orhood are sent to the HALEY
and from there sent back
O the smelter here. 1t has been
laimed that the advantages of an
pen market is the inducement to
10 so, but at the present time, the
My buyer appearing in the field,
5 the p. & l. Company; the pur-
bases being made by Mccormick
Co. Omaha, Salt Lake and Den
er do not appear to want Wood
river ores at present, and, aside
rom one mine at Broadford, the
1elrose works do not
SHOW A DISPOSITION
0 buy. At the present time, the
lumber of men employed in and
bout the smelling works, is over
90. This includes the carpenters
rought from Butte, who have been
D work on the improvements. On
londay last the first carload of
ullion was loaded, and during the
eek the shipments made will be
bout so tons, all of which is sent